Bill MoyersLast night I watched Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. And I was very moved by the closing essay entitled "The Cost of War". Here's an excerpt:
Entering its fifth year, the war's costs are soaring so fast the Web site costofwar.com uses a non-stop digital counter to keep up with the spending. In today's dollars, it's projected to become the most expensive war in recent history - reaching nearly one-trillion dollars.
According to the National Priorities Project, the money spent on the war so far could have provided America:
1.8 million new teachers.
Over 20 million college scholarships.
Health insurance for over 60 million children.
Or nearly 4 million new housing units.
But no price tag can be put on the lost human lives. Our government hasn't wanted us to see the human cost of the war.
No transcript can do justice to this piece. You really need to see the video. Please click through and watch it.
Thanks for the posting. I began watching last night, but I turned away during the story about Regent Law school. Marilyn
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this. I hope everyone takes the time to watch the video. Earlier today I watched a youtube video entitled Remember Me found at http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=3D1
ReplyDeletewhich was equally heart wrenching and profound. Somehow we must find a way to end this costly and unending war and at the same time make those brave men and women who have fought it realize how grateful we are to them for having served our country. For it doesn't matter whether the president was right or wrong--what matters is that when called, they served. A recent bumper sticker summed it up for me.
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
HONOR THE DEAD
HEAL THE WOUNDED
BRING THEM HOME
Carolyn L.